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Accredited Buyer’s Accredited Buyer’s RepresentativeRepresentative

A program by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council of the

National Association of REALTORS®

WELCOME

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About the ABRAbout the ABR®® Designation Designation

The benchmark of excellence in buyer representation.

Awarded by REBAC

The Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council

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About the Real Estate Buyer’s About the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent CouncilAgent Council

FOR MORE INFO...

Visit www.rebac.net

ABR® designation ABRMSM designation More than 40,000 active members Continuing education courses One-year complimentary membership for

ABR® designation course students

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REBAC Membership BenefitsREBAC Membership Benefits

www.rebac.net Find a Buyer’s Representative – a search function

that helps consumers find a buyer’s representative Excellent source for buyer agent referrals Directory accessible to:

– consumers– all REBAC members– state and local real estate associations– corporate relocation managers

REBAC’s Online Membership Directory

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Keeping up-to-date with:

Contains:– news of events– changes in legislation – educational information

REBAC’s award winning monthly newsletter exclusively for buyer’srepresentatives.

Today’s Buyer’s Rep

REBAC Membership BenefitsREBAC Membership Benefits

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Keeping up-to-date with:

The magazine for real estate sales and management.

REBAC Membership BenefitsREBAC Membership Benefits

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REBAC HotSheetREBAC’s weekly newsletter delivered by e-mail, containing summaries of current articles on subjects of interest to buyer’s agents.

The Real Estate Professional

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ABRABR®® Designation Benefits Designation Benefits

Homebuyer’s Toolkit, consumer brochures

Consumer and industry respect and recognition of ABR® designation

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ABRABR®® Designation Benefits Designation Benefits

Marketing tools:– ad slicks – logos– press releases

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plus brochures, flyers, and postcards that you can customize at REBAC’s Online Print Shop

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ABRABR® ® and ABRMand ABRMsmsm

DesignationsDesignations4 Easy Steps

– Designation Candidacy – Education Requirement– Experiential Requirement– Maintenance Requirement

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ABRABR®® Candidacy Candidacy

Successful completion of this ABR® course

Maintain REBAC and NAR membership

Take up to three years to complete:– Transaction documentation

– One elective course

ABR® candidates cannot use the ABR® logo or

refer to themselves as an ABR®.

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FFrequently requently AAsked sked QQuestions about uestions about ABRABR®® and ABRM and ABRMSMSM

Q. Can I repeat the exam if I fail it?

R. Yes. Check the provider’s policy for fee.

Q. When can I use ABR® or ABRMSM on my business cards?

R. Only when you have completed ALL of the designation requirements.

Q. Can I put “ABR® Candidate” on my business card?

R. No.

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Course GoalsCourse Goals

Prepare real estate professionals to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide the quality of service and degree of fidelity to buyers that sellers have customarily enjoyed.

Offer methods for building a buyer representation business.

Develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session.

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Course ComponentsCourse Components

Chapter 1: Agency Relationships

Chapter 2: Creating Agency Relationships

Chapter 3: Client and Customer Relationships

Chapter 4: Buyer Service

Chapter 5: The Buyer Counseling Session

Chapter 6: Offers and Negotiations

Chapter 7: Building Your Buyer Agency Business

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